Vishwaas

I read a nice poem (not sure if it has a poetic grammer either) on "Value of smile". Unfortunately I don't have a good memory to remember the words for a long time. So I just put it down so that it can exist for perpetuity. It costs nothing to create much It enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes last for ever It cannot be begged, borrowed or stolen, but is of no earthly good to anyone until it’s given away So if in your hurry you run across someone too weary to smile, leave one of yours No one needs a smile as much as the one who has none to give

I used to wonder how come I have transformed myself from a free butterfly to a self cocooned worm. Is it the reverse growth cycle? Well whatever is it, things have to change. Change for good. I was wondering how come I used to be a winner always as a child. My thought process led me to think about my nature also. 1. I was willing to learn. Learn everything about this world. I was forever curious. I used to question a lot. If I did not get answers, I had my own logics. 2. I was active. More like Hyperactive. I did not have a single idle moment. Forever I was upto something or the other. NO fear of the future. No past to bother me about. 3. I was a good risk taker. I was never afraid of failure. But I used to give my 100% to whatever I did. Never took anybody for granted except myself. I was independent in whatever I did. I faced the consequences as well. 4. I took things in my stride. I could adapt myself so very well. No change could bother me because everytime there was a change I cha...

I read this about Original thoughts. Seemed to have echoed my own "original thoughts". Anyways, it was nice to read. I added my own views to it and have presented it down here. Original Thoughts Have you ever had a thought and believed it to be an 'original'? This is not necessarily true. While it may be a light bulb moment for you it is nothing new. It is merely your understanding of the concept that is new to you. Far from being depressing to think that there is nothing new under the sun, I find it comforting to know that these questions and concepts have been around for as long as human kind has been aware of Self. The words may change but the basic idea is the original theme. Every glass of water, every breath you take holds the same energy as someone you admire from history. Perhaps it even is the very same molecules that person inhaled or drank! Thought patterns work this way too. Thought is simply energy; and we know that energy can neither be created nor destr...

On Sunday, I was at the Besant Nagar Beach. I seem to have a magnetic attraction towards water. I was standing there in water when Bhabhi came and stood beside me. Somehow, I felt like playing with her. Slowly I drifted deeper in to the water. After a big wave came, I gave my best football shot. Almost 90% of the waters which flew against gravity landed on her. She was actually caught unawares. Then she made the world her spitoon.."Pthew.." "pthew.." she went about trying to eliminate the saltiness that few droplets had left in her mouth. She was bent on a revenge for making her taste salt. I ran away. Few men just entered the water and her shyness made her reserve the revenge for another day. We had groundnuts, sugar candy. My legs were too wet to be seated in the sand. I tried my luck in shooting down balloons. Not bad. I did not miss a single one. Every time bhaiyya and bhabhi were trying their hand, I stood behind them reciting a mantra and everytime they struc...

Crisis Management - By Swami Dayananda What we call Crisis Management , is not management of crisis. It is an expression which really means this : you create a crisis and then manage it. You first create a crisis and then manage, or try to manage and seek help …some people attract crisis, some people create crisis. If you analyse the personal life of any one person, you find that most of the crisis that the person has faced in his or her life were caused by the individual more often than not . Suppose, I have to make a decision, a decision which is painful, I generally postpone . As one grows up from childhood, one picks up this particular thing, a habit to go in for what is immediately gratifying and postpone what is painful. Even in our schools, elementary, high schools, and also college, we are told by the teachers, do first the easy ones and deal with the difficult ones later. If it is purely based on time management, then I can appreciate, but I find this is entertained, even i...

Success in Day-to-day living - By Swami Dayananda Success is something that we all want to have. Who doesn't want to be successful? Even a sanyasi wants to be successful, a successful sanyasi. As a human being we all have a number of ambitions, desires, likes and dislikes are there and you want to fulfill them . Nothing wrong . Somehow in this country there is a widespread belief that, to have a desire is a weakness.That is wrong thinking. Desiring is a privilege of a human being, only a human being can have a desire. But at the same time, this desire is something to be fulfilled, if it is not fulfilled, then it is a problem. Therefore they say desire is bad, just like, if you say you have a headache, they say remove the head, then who is free form headache. So, removing head if you have a headache is a silly thing. No desire can be fulfilled without effort, there should be effort, there should be enthusiasm, you require courage to undertake anything. Effort, you may have, enthusia...

Bhaiyya once wrote to me this...He wanted me to think on these lines " Has Mr. God something to with Hindu? Religion has nothing to do with god. God is not a religious guy and he has no religion. Sixty years ago there were no Pakistanis or Bangladeshis, till we divided this country into different parts. Before we divided Earth into continents, there were no Asians, Africans or Europeans, and we just had people of one earth. Before divisions were created, a source of thought existed and that had no divisions, so how can we give a religion to a source of thought? This division into Christians, Muslims, Hindus is dangerous because we are all human beings. This division has created only miserable people. a miserable human being will make a "miserable father, sister, mother, son, teacher, or a miserable follower of this religion or that god. If all are happy, the colour of one's dress doesn't matter at all. Dress here signifies race, color, creed etc. Only if we understand...

I had been to Vedanthaangal Bird sanctuary (near Chengalpet) this saturday. Almost 80Kms from Chennai. Watching the birds was too good. There were a lot of them. Painted Storks, Cranes, Spoonbills, Ducks. All migratory birds. Many were from Siberia. Few from Bangladesh, Pakistan. Watching the birds building their own nests, looking after their new borns, teaching the younger ones to fly was nice. One of the small birds was trying to fly and it couldn't get the elevation properly. It was falling quiet frequently in the water. There were few ducks also. I guess some were a little photo conscious. While some posed for our photos, some got shy and flew away. There were a stork which was sitting in a solitude in a high branch for quiet some time. It was enjoying the swinging effect of the branch and was swaying itself to the tune of the gentle breeze that was blowing over. After some time another stork came by and sent this one packing. It was almost like the new one saying "Ok you...

Pongal celebrations back home with Mom and dad is not something unique. But then, it gives me a satisfaction of doing "something" different from routine. The day before pongal, I go hunting for Neem leaves and a special Poo - "Poola poo" for keeping Kaappu at home. Dad finds out the time before which this ritual has to be completed. I go around the house. I then get my father's approval of it. Next is the process of putting a big KOLAM. Dad has the duty of bringing some cowdung and some colourant. I clean the garden and make the place clean enough to start the Kolam. I mix the cowdung in water with the colourant and mop the front side of the house. After it dries, the place looks very bright. (so do my hands). Then I put Kolam. I do wish I had the patience to fill it with Rangoli powder too. I burn all the garden rubbish marking the ceremonial fire of Bhogi festival. There was a period when Mom used to make mouth watering Poli. These days, she doesn't have i...

I belong to nobody... Nobody belongs to me.. I belong only to God... God belongs to everybody..

I was standing in the Beach near the Ashtalakshmi Temple in Besant Nagar. As the waters touched my feet, a lot of thoughts flew by. I felt that the waves were talking to me. A compilation of those ..... 1st Wave: Hey Sweet heart!! Long time since I saw you. Come Let me first wash your feet. 2nd Wave: Ooh!! Your feet are tired. They have been bearing such burden. 3rd Wave: Let me draw some sand beneath you!! Don't worry. Its not your grave but your base to stand firm. 4th Wave: Your ankles are a total wreck. Why have you been so nervous? 5th Wave: I have carried rolling stones from every part of this world. I am unaware of their origin. Care to have a look? 6th Wave: Let me climb higher to cool you off. 7th Wave: I am not sure of my own strength. When I come near you, I lose myself and surrender in your feet. 8th Wave: Are you a mighty person to resist the temptations I carry within!! 9th Wave: I cannot ease out the pains in your heart. But I can soothe the nerves that reac...

Follow the recipe to make the new year delightful and enjoyable !! Take twelve whole months,Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate, and jealousy. Make them just as fresh and clean as possible. Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or thirty-one different parts,but don't make up the whole batch at once.Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients. Mix well into each day one part of faith ,one part of patience , one part of courage ,and one part of work . Add to each day one part of hope, faithfulness, generosity, and kindness .Blend with one part prayer ,one part meditation , and one good deed .Season the whole with a dash of good spirits ,a sprinkle of fun , a pinch of play ,and a cupful of good humor . Pour all of this into a vessel of love .Cook thoroughly over radiant joy ,garnish with a smile ,and serve with quietness , unselfishness ,and cheerfulness . You're bound to have a happy new year.

Prologue At the initiation of few enthusiasts the Base team – Team outing, plan was rolled out. A Team outing coordination team was formed with one representative from each of the teams within the base team. Senior Management people, gave a lot of encouragement and support, right from procuring funds from the company to having regular updates about the progress made by the team in its efforts towards the event. They always made sure that all plans were transparent and were fully communicated to all teammates. The teammates were also perfect sports in being flexible to any of the options floated. Some even came out with innovative ideas to help the organizers. The planning for the team outing event went on for over a month. The team outing coordinators had to try various permutations and combinations of locations to comply with various constraints being faced by the team. After a lot of deliberations 18th February 2006 was finalized as the day for the team outing. A 10 days core work w...